A Christmas Tale
2008 · 152 min · Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The Vuillard family gathers: Junon and Abel, a daughter Elizabeth and her son Paul, Henri and a girlfriend, Ivan, his wife Sylvia and their young sons, and cousin Simon. Six years before, Elizabeth paid Henri's debts and demanded he never see her again or visit their parents' home. Paul, at 16, has mental problems and faces a clinical exam. Junon learns she needs a bone marrow transplant if she's to live beyond a few months: thus the détente bringing all together. Two family members have compatible marrow, but the spats, fights, cruel words, drunken toasts, and somewhat civilized bad behavior threaten all; plus Junon may simply refuse treatment. Do we know ourselves?
Emotional fingerprint
A Christmas Tale (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Satisfaction 25%, Melancholy 25%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Satisfaction25%
- Melancholy25%
- Love20%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Satisfaction, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Satisfaction and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Empathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 4′ | Sadness | 65 % | 58 % | 38 % | 43 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 66 % | 51 % | 55 % | 45 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 63 % | 44 % | 58 % | 45 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Hope | 51 % | 36 % | 41 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Sadness | 45 % | 28 % | 30 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 46 % | 24 % | 28 % | 29 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Humor | 53 % | 31 % | 36 % | 34 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 59 % | 34 % | 50 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 60 % | 31 % | 56 % | 36 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 63 % | 38 % | 60 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 65 % | 46 % | 61 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Sadness | 59 % | 44 % | 51 % | 44 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Empathy | 50 % | 31 % | 40 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Tension | 50 % | 24 % | 41 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Humor | 51 % | 18 % | 40 % | 28 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 118′ | Humor | 54 % | 24 % | 35 % | 30 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 125′ | Sadness | 60 % | 45 % | 31 % | 46 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 133′ | Sadness | 59 % | 45 % | 29 % | 51 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 141′ | Hope | 56 % | 30 % | 31 % | 45 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 148′ | Hope | 60 % | 27 % | 28 % | 43 % |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Basile 'Baz'
Baptiste
Analyst
Prosecutor
Judge
Elizabeth's Lawyer
Analyst's Friend
Details
- Directed by
- Arnaud Desplechin
- Written by
- Arnaud Desplechin, Emmanuel Bourdieu, Jacques Asher
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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